The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-09-01

quality. The breeze took the line OF her hull
and all her sails set as fiat us a ,Irllmhea.l.
Without carccnlng or staggering she walked
past cutter and schooner. When of Brading
She hai left every vessel in the squadron behind
her except the Noiantc. She overlook her at
II 30. and for the first time showed her heels to
the Engl>hman. Then she quietly hauled
down her lib and laid herself out for the race
round back of the island. The wind frcshcnc,l
for good. ScahorScs waved their crc>ts over
the water, and the highlands of the shore began
TO wear lleecv caps. The horizon looked threat
cning. The America flew like the wind. She
leaped over and against the water, ard incrcas-
ell her distance from the GipSy Queen. olantc
and Alarm every instant. The set of her sails
eNihrel superiority in the cutting which the
English makers were forced to allow. While
the )ib and mainsails of her antagonists were
pciiled out. her canvas was as flat aS sheet of
paper. only a watcr-lct arose from her bows.
There was no foam. The greatest point of re-
sl>tanre seemed to be aboat the beam, or Just
forward of the mainma>t. The seas laslcd on
from her sides at that point every imr She met
them.
While ihc cutters We're thra>hing thruti-h The
water. srhdn" the spray over their bows. aud
the >chooncrS were wet up to the fnrtnast
the America was rs dry rs Il bone She had
iWchi l-ohc persons on her deck owners. crew i.
c""k, steward. pilot and >camon. They nearly
all at aft, rr"nrhed on the deck by the weather
h'lWarh>. When 4 liiir past Trading the Clip
y Ny'h'it fdiIt'l HNtN Itf lhit>lt SilttS. blt
li"i before she had lD- all thanc,'~ of >ilcrt.>>
The Wind increased Ia Il SiN-knnt breeze The
.Nlucr'"1 hauled down her irr .ni-ipi>nil AMI
sped AWAY tlinrr nain>ail. for'>i aud for,-
stat mil. Il qnrr.l The utmost HE >tcAml"At
could ~ I" Keep aiuns>i'l, :. her. II WAS her
liilr'r>i iii al sailing. for on rounding tiii,
east point of the island sh, had to beat to the
westward 10 gel along the back nf The island.
Al II "a the Arrow. H:,crllania. Constance.
and GIp-y Green stood ava, 1" the north to
round ;hr Mob. This was the usual course, IL
though The cards did not specify ii on his or-
r;tsi"n. 1Hc America and most of the other
yachts Kept their course round the Forcland
an 10y Bembrid.e. Thc Yankee ran pa>i HE
hlark and white lu"N> at y tremendous rate.
At II ~ She tackled 10 the YVES: and stood in
toward the Culver cliffs. The nearest Yacht
was at least two miles tu lc,.War OF a>icrn of
her. she w1> not very quick in stays on this
"rra>ion Indeed. >h" WAS moi very regular in
that manulIlre re. Sometimes she would take a
iulI minute and al other tnc> thirty seconds To
perform il. At II ~ She stood out again to he
>"lti tin,l-t. lln, in taken Il stretch of Il mile.
She went about and ran in towards Snndown.
Here The breeze died away. TO Keep III" cut
t"rS ar! tight craft ntI She hoi>ic,l her al"l,-
sail and li'' "nH,. more. Under >lankiin hinc
tn" I'D" st heavily against lirr. There was
nothing 10 fear. however. Her rivals were
mllr~ away. Sonic almost hull down.
mite running under DunnoSe at II ~ the
laEhec'> iiIboom broke short on. II did not
snap 'front.' he acioh of the sail. II WAS hrnkrn
hN ml-!nalla@"meni Oh the part of 1iIe inell
when >traihin" on il With tn" vndla>.. The
accident threw her up in the wind and detained
hef 'iii:firr of IN hour. II was Of iitt" Use
- hcr Opponents. They were visible al Great
distances Standing in shore or running in :,nA
sui hop"lc>Sil a>tcri. Despite light winds and
small tonnage the Aurora. Freak and Nnlantr
were TIVE or three miles hrhind The wind fell
"h 'cr> much for more than an hour. 1t was
weary work stretching along the coast against
Il battling tide. Every I3loment made the loss
of her jib ri the greatest consequence To the
America.
At about 20 the breeze again freSlrncd.
/ he America was still some mil ahead. She
>itVi"'' along nn her way. maxim. tracks with
Great vr'nriiy, and standing: well Up to wind
War''- Her superiority was 80 decided that
several Of the yachts wore and Went back to
towc> III despair. For some time the Yankee
increased her distance every second. The Ait
rora. Freak and olante kept together in Il lit
Tie squadron. tack for tack. running alon. close
under the clitl>. At last. in going about. the
Freak f"'d the Nolante, and carried away
her Jh!,""m. The British pet became utterly
disabled. and lost the small glimpse of fortune
which the LIGHT winds might have given her.
Al $50 the Yankee was living past st. Law
renee toward Old Castle. The Barrhantc and
Eclipse. which had hcen working along HON
tStly and steadily. Were about two and Il half
miles 10 lerward behind her. Five or six
Yachts w,r.. Visible further away. same hulI
down. some dipped further still. ,ii.ein" juio
I hr ii'FcWa! a> hard rs they could anl llin.s
into III" wind as rloSr a> they cnill. Bv This
time the America had .ol arol,nJ Rorkrn END.
:in,l the wind was on her quarter. II was quite
li.ht The wafer was soulrwho; br,Lru Thr
Yacht had a t.,praily fair cour~c from, ,h,.
sultl. to northeast The Eu",isb -,ttcr Will
lire. which Wa~ not entered for the race. was
c>nr,i Two mllr, a,I 4 holr ahead. She wnS
on the same tack with lhr Yankee. un,i w:,s
cl li,Irnti, taking a little share. OF ,h. match +,
herself The Anci:..a bore strni.eht down for
her AMI passed her nftcra stern ,Ir,sr of more
than an hour,
At 5:io the ncarr~; yacht. the Aurora. was
s",.u and Il half niic~ :i,tcrn The Freak WAS
nearly nine miles away. ana tllr others ont of
>i"Lt Th. America was ot ,hiS linn. rI,. ,n
the Needles, with a li"ht breeze ajl in bcrfayor.
AZ }: 80 She lflulrd her wind round the ,liT.
Tic Nietura and tlb,ri will th. royal stand
ard at tLe main and the. Lord .,dmiral'. fla" N
ths fore. lav ahead under steam. awaiting thr
result of The race Her Majesty the Oi,crn.
FRINGE Albert and the RnyaI Family were ON
board. They saw the Yankee round The cljn,.
with no competitor in sight. The breeze fcll
dead under the shore The Am.ric, tovclrd
out her forcsail and forc,tav,ail 50 AS to run
before H. The steamboats, who were awatiD"
her appearance weighed anchor and arcompi,l-
led her Three cheers were Given her AS she
passed. The Yankees acknowledged it with
Uncovered heads iud waving hats ON passiu,,
ll,: Victoria and AIbert the America lowered
her clt>gn-bluc. with white Stars the com,
lr.,lore took of his hat. an.l his crew remain
cd With uncovered head, for some minutes ill
iiicv had passed the royal Yacht The ,.hcrrin..
on the steamboats, was renewed. and the III
most enthusiasm wa, manifested!
lt &. .:;0 moi aunth,r sail was in .i.h, Th,.
Ir,.n. was 50 very ljph, thai alI Saline .,,rLt
b. said Ia have finished. II vos evident tl,nt
tine America had won ,I,.. ..up. uuIcss some
Ii.ht cutter ran up will, i.rrcZ,. in the dark
and slipped past her, The steamboats, r,,,,r,,-
tu toward Cowrs, aud The r.yaI yuch1 hayinu
rim at the si,l, of th,. \n,rri.' under h,jf
steam for a short distance went on tnrnr.i
D-horu. or ,-ov,S wrr. i,,,,,mrr,I,,,. y,.l,ts
and on every sid. wa, h,,r,I .I i,; * Tin,
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